The Astros and McCormick avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.4 million contract Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. McCormick was arbitration-eligible this ...

McCormick was central to those struggles, and was even optioned for a brief spell, but he's batting .409 in six games since his return to the roster last week, including a three-hit game Sunday.

No offense to Jake Meyers, who is a phenomenal defender, but hasn’t been consistent enough with a bat to warrant playing time over McCormick. Chas is 86th ... six weeks the Astros have ...